Preparations taken in Cox’s Bazar to tackle Cyclone Mocha

All kinds of preparations have been taken by the Cox's Bazar district administration to tackle the Cyclone Mocha, said Cox's Bazar Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Shaheen Imran on Thursday morning. 

Control rooms of all upazilas have been opened. All cyclone shelters and schools in coastal areas of the district have been kept ready.

 The cash amount of over Tk10 lakh, 490 metric tons of rice, seven metric tons of dry food, 194 bundles of tin have been stored.

Additional Commissioner of Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commission office Shamsud Douza Nayan said there are 33 refugee camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf of Cox's Bazar.

Dhaka Tribune

 Preparations have been made in the refugee camps to avoid possible damage from the cyclone.

 A preparatory meeting was held on Thursday morning.

Cox's Bazar Meteorological Office chief M Abdur Rahman said that the sea will be rough for the next week due to the impact of cyclone 'Mocha' created in the Bay of Bengal.

Tourists have been asked to bathe with caution at Cox's Bazar beach. Tourist police and life guard personnel were seen on the beach in this regard.

Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to lower distant cautionary signal number 1 and instead hoist distant warning signal 2 as the depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining area moved north-northwestwards and intensified into cyclonic storm Mocha over the same area.

At 6am on Thursday, it was centered about 1,295 km south-southwest of Chittagong port, 1,220 km south-southwest of Cox's Bazar port, 1,265 km south-southwest of Mongla port and 1,225 km south-southwest of Payra port.

It is likely to intensify further and move in a north-northwesterly direction till Friday. Thereafter, it is likely to recurve gradually and move north-northwestwards.

Maximum sustained wind speed within 54 km of the cyclone centre is about 62 kph rising to 88 kph in gusts or squalls.

Sea will remain very rough near the cyclone centre.

All fishing boats and trawlers over the north Bay and deep sea have been advised to remain close to the coast and proceed with caution due to Cyclone Mocha. They are also advised not to venture into the deep sea.